Demand for Industrial and Institutional (I&I) hand cleansers is forecast to rise 3.4 percent annually through 2022 to $926 million, with gains boosted by:
• growing utilization of healthcare by an aging US popul... Read More

In its new annual corporate sustainability report, Catalyst for a Better World, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) highlights how it helps customers reduce water and energy use, ensure clean hospitals, hotels and restaurants, and safely ... Read More

Food presentation is calculated by many factors that don’t actually correlate with taste…or do they?
Assuming your customers aren’t eating their meal blindfolded and the fact that most patrons carry Instagram-re... Read More

Sodium hypochlorite, commonly called bleach, remains the most studied and proven disinfectant to date. It has played a critical role in helping to protect public health by killing disease-causing pathogens.
Bleach has... Read More

Convenience-store operators are optimistic that sales will heat up this summer, led by continuing growth of food, beverage and healthier snacking options at their stores, according to a NACS Retailer Sentiment Survey.
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From superbug to… bug. Newly discovered chemical compounds can make MRSA bacteria vulnerable to the antibiotics they normally resist, restoring the old drug’s former powers.
Methicillin-resistant Sta... Read More

Today’s dental practices need environmental infection prevention strategies that can address a range of threats, from bloodborne pathogens like viral hepatitis to multi-drug resistant organisms such as methicillin-resi... Read More

A new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Global Obesity Prevention Center shows that a foodborne illness outbreak can cost a restaurant up to $2.6 million... Read More

In today’s highly regulated and potentially litigious society, small and large operators need to take every reasonable precaution possible to protect their business reputation and the health and well-being of their cus... Read More